Specialist, Variable Processing

Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, Simmonds Street

To manage the payment requests process and conduct required spot checks and other due diligence to effectively process and release manual and / or automated payment requests and deal with complex queries where needed.

• A Degree in Finance and Accounting or Office Administration.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint); Procurement diploma/certification (Coupa).

• Client Centricity and delivery
• Query resolution
• Reconciliations
• Controls and Risks associated with payments processing
• Compliance and AML principles
• Operational Management
• Experience Description: Extensive knowledge/experience in Accounting principles and concepts Market best practice.

• Control the scrutiny, capture and validation of all incoming invoices onto the system.
• Analyse account transactions to ensure that allocations and payments are checked for correctness and accuracy.
• Review and ensure that the correct VAT is applied per transaction category in line with group policy.
• Authorising payments requires attention to detail in identifying anomalies and inconsistencies even though monthly amounts are not standard. Example: Electricity consumption for an ATM is typically in the R300 ballpark; if an invoice is posted for R13,000.00 the variable payments team needs to recognise and identify this anomaly, or anomalies of this nature, and escalate these queries for further investigation.
• Complexity levels increase given the high volumes and values of this portfolio.